Candy-machine.



F. LOVBLADY & B. J. KENNEDY CANDY MAG-HIKE,

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26,1910.

Patented Sept. 5, 1911 6 SHEETS-$HEET 1.

RW. LOVE- ADY m. J; KENNEDY.

I CANDY MAGHENE. APPLICATION FILED Mum 1910v 6 SHEET? -SHBET 2.

Pgtented Sept. 5, 1911.

FLW. LOVBLADY & B. J. KENNEDY.

CANDY 'MAGH "IE1.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1910 Patented se u 5,1911

HEET 3 a snarl-- P. W. LOVBLADY 5r 13. .T. KENNEDY.

CANDY MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAYJZB, 1910.

' Patented Sept. 5, 1911 P. W. LOVELADY & B. J. KENNEDY.

CANDY MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1910.

Patented Sept. 5, 1911.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

pectin;

,Fnnnnioir W.Lvn- Ken-user, citizens of s dingat Saginaw, in

and State of Michiertain new and useful; andyeMachines, of which specification,

. testo candymachines,

hatch teeder, reducs, a cooling device, ghltot the parts of adapted. to cooperate and trointhe machine perie-P e also contemplates the coinmachine; the various hf etoitorc been necessary ck candy, thus elimo t toucl iing the candy the finished product is ron the cutter. 1

ect te provide a cutter ieaddy adjustable for the tcujtt g cj ndly in different lengths the diameter or the candy pro lticing rollers as sixteen nd.

and other objects in view,

'sts in the combination, d onstruction of parts, all noreftilly described, claimed, nithe acconipanying drawdi. grainn atic side elevation cntion illustrating the ee- 11 theyarious elem ents thereelevation partly in seccl feeder; Fig. 3 is a rear end a top plan view of t 1e illustrating one of said lg; ista side elevation rear end elevation; "Fig.

isthe bracket carrying the ndtwenty sticks to the i being provided with our: the lined- 7 of the shoulders 14; and 14 The batch feeder is constructed in.

vnnsznr AND ran-ennui) J. KENNEDY, or sirernaw, monrean.

CANDY-MACHINE.

plan view of the knife carrying slide; Fig. 16 is a side elevation thereof operation with the operating disks; Fig. 17 delivery and receiving chute. V

. The present invention resides in the provision of a supporting table, said table carrying a hatch feeder-which is adapted to de- 1 liver the material directly to the feed rollconstruct. a. machine which ers which in turn deliver it directly to the twisting and cooling devices after which the candy is cut into various lengths according to the pound. All, or these machines are driven indirectly from the hatch feeder and speed with which'the candy is to the number of sticks in proportion to the The reducing rollers are adjustahleto various shapes and sizes of candy, the cutting device being also adjustable in proportion to the sire of candy delivered by the reducing rollers.

Reference being had more particularly to the accompanying drawings A. designates the main table of the machine, said main table having at one terminal thereof the auxiliary t'ableqB. A batch feeder indicated. in. general as G is carried by the auxiliary table 13,

and is adapted to deliver the candy directly to the reducing rollers designated generally as D which is'located on the main table ad jaeent to the batch feeder, said reducing rollers cooperating with the twisting rollers E Patented Sept. 5., 1.911.

Application filed. may 26, 1910. Serial .tl'o. 5363,64 5.

illustrating the co i delivered.

over which operates the cooling blastniechait nismF. A cutting device G is carried at the extreme end of the table A. and is adapted to receiye the candy from the twisting rollers after the same has been approximately completely cooled.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 3 in which are set forth the details of the hatch feeder, l0 indicates the base plate thereof, saidbase plate through the instrumentality of which the same is secured to the table B. TlllS date slopes from the forward end thereof to the rear end and carriesth'e brackets 12 adjacent the orificed lugs ill,

zontal adjacent to the support 13 and are bent upwardly to pass through the support 14.' These strips are provided with the cured to the bands.

semi-ciroularbands 16, said vided with the bolts or-rivets 17 which supply means whereby the strips may be se- Adjacent to the support 13 the lower section of'the batch against the shoulder shaped memberor delivery opening, the terminals of said strips'being connected by the. clamping'band 2t). The bent portion of the strips 15 in combination with the short strips 19 form a funnel-shaped delivery spout for the batch feeder.

A clamping band 21 is mounted inthe opening of the supporting member 18 and is provided with a plurality ofrivets 22', it encircles and engages the I strips forming the delivery spout, thus formv 1 which feeder, said strips 24 forming extensions of ing a'secure and firm structure. As the rear terminal of the batch-feeder is closed by the pla-te'23 a hinged portion 24 is provided between the supporting members 13 and 13 supply means whereby the material may be placed within the feeder. This hinged member 24is constructed. of the strips 24 which are exactly similar to the strips 15 forming the lower portion of the batch the strips 19 of the spout and also the rear terminal of the portion 15 engaged by the support 13. A pair of bands 25 are carried by these strips through the rivets 26, said bands being provided with the cars, 27 at one terminal thereof which span thelug 28 i .5 formed at one terminal of the band 16, thus forming-a hinge between thebands 25 and 16. The opposite terminal of the band 16 is 3 provided with the hinged catches 28 which I engage the slotted lugs '29 of the bands 25,

thus supplying a means whereby the hinged section 24 may be rigidly clamped against the section 15.. Both" the sections 15 and 24 I are provided adjacent the supporting member 13" with the scmivcircular band 30 which I is riveted to each of the strips 15' and 24" and, further supplies a secure means of,

clampihg said strips together. In order to provide a means wherebythis batch feeder ma'y be rotated .inthe supporting members the reduced A bracket 2 13 and Y13 substantially two-thirds of a revolution, a stud 31 is mounted on the plate 23' of the batch feeder and is provided with 33'is mounted on the bed plate 10 adjacent to the bracket '12and is provided at v '5' "Pl"?! terminal with the Marin- 31 in bands being proportion of thestrips' '15 of the stationary section 15 which protrude through the bracket 13 a funnel I), 42 indicates in small pulley 46 portion 32 at. its outer lerininel.

which is journaled a shaft carrying the worm gear This worm gear is connected to the reduced portion 32 of the stud 31 by the link 36 connected eccentrically to said worm gear. In order-to provide a means whereby the worm gear may be rotated a driving shaft 37 is mounted in the bearings 38 carried by f the bed plate and is provided at its inner ates with the worm gear rotating the same rollers'D hereinafter more fully described,

may be operated.

Referring to Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, and h,,which,

set forth the details of the reducing rollers general a base plate provided at various intervals with a series of brackets, said brackets providin for the mounting of the train of gears w ich operate the rollers. At the extremity thereof adjacent to the spout of the batch feeder and to the under side of the'base plate 42 are a pair of bearings 43 in which is rotatably mounted the shaft 44, said shaft being provided at its outer terminal with the large pulley 45, and a small pulley 46, said being connected to the small pulley 41 of the batch feeder by the belt 47,

the large pulley providing a" means whereby the twisting rollers may be operated. On the opposite side of the base plate 42- to the pulleys 45 and 46 are the, vertical brackets 48, 48 48 3483 and 48 the distance between. said brackets gradually diminishing the farther the same are located from the pulleys. These brackets 48, 48, etc. are provided with doublebearings, one superposed above the other in order that the terminals of the shafts 50 of the double train of rollers may be journaledtherein. Opposite to the bracket 48 and superposed above the shaft 44 .is a bracket 49, said-bracket beingpro-' vided with a bearing 51 on its upper ed e and a centrally disposed shoulder 52, said shoulder having a groove therein for, the

reception of the shaft 50 of" the lower roller.

A small gear 5-3 is mounted on the shaft 44 adjacent to the small pulley 46 and meshes with a lar e gear 54 carried on the shaft 50 of the li rst roller, said shaft being provided with a small gear 55 between the gear 54 and the bracket 49 which meshes with a gear 56 carried by the shaft-50. ofthe upper roller. Thus it will be seen that; the first rollers are operated directly from the pulley terminals with the worm 39 which co6per-- i .7 thereby oscillating the batch feeder through shaft; the remaining rollers of the setbeing operated by a train of constantly diminishing gears driven from the goal- 54, an idle a terposed. between each pair d he shafts of the roviding' a means whereb rotated in the same jets 49 and 4h)" carrye; extreme rollers are t H a ine bracket 49, the

nifi'ereeee. being that the brackets 4.9

in; i lg iare double in lieu of the single :clret 1&9 tlieibeei'ngsuo't' the brackets Al ag. vith the bearings of the 8?, and d8. The upper f m; the lower rollers err edtby the shatts 50' of 1n shing with driving cl in the hen 50 of the lower liefdriven. gears and the end 49 The rollers 59 which its 50 are provided ed portion 60', said ovided with a cen l, seid section being ronrthe ends of the mounting for the guid- "l'hese gniding plates are and, proyicled with the epression 63in the up s thereof, said depres eceived in the grooves section 61 andthe ler l These plates are at their: terminals, said the-rear of the ma- From this construction hat as. the candy is atchfteeder C to the illllbfltch feeder and 111 ill be engaged by v of the first pair of he passed through the ersa d y the grooves of said ollershecon e smaller id' g1 pl ties 62 converge the an y vil be g duallyijreduced to the 'dh nuterfoff of thegroove in the last rel ollers nayj he changed when W that different rollon the shafts 50 to form iouejshapes. Likewise the epl cfedhby rollers having ectious 6.1 larger or po ti to the number of we ndyto Jhepound.

ll are illustratedv veriy .Wi, ing rollers E. A on it d on eachend of sub herertie ningl plates of the table 1 1e reducing rollers I). brackets lire lj onrna led the shid twisting rollers beq 1,002,411 a a c Q said gears meshing with a spur gear (39 can.

rietl by the shaft '76; This ehaft journalecl in a. bearing 71. disposed to the rear of the ti'visting rollers and carries at its rear terininel the bevel gear 72. A driving 79 shaft 78 is mounted in the bearings 74: and curries at itsv outer terminal the large pulley 75, the intermediate small pulley 76, and

.the inner ernell pulley '77. The intermediate pulley '76 connected by the belt 48 to 75 the large pulley 45, thus driving the shaft '73 and ope ailing the mechanisms; A bevel near 78 is carried at the inner terminal of the shaft 7-3 and meshes with the bevel gear 72, thus constantly rotating the same and as; 80

result the operating; and thwarting rollers inlilre directions. In order that the candy may beretained in constant engagement with the twisting rollers a pair of upwardly .cui'vedbrackets 79 are mounted on the 5 bearings. 64: and have the Shafts 8,0 journaled in the upper.lntrennty thcreoit'. said shafts carrying betuflen the brackets 79 the rollers 81, said roller-slicing reduced at each extremity and providedwith thecentral straight portion 82 which is m'lapted to constantly bear against the candy. The. rear shaft 80 is provided at each extremity with thepnlleys 83, one of said pulleys being driven by the belt 814.- passing over the extrerne small pulley T7 of the shaft '73 'while the pulley at the. opposite terminal of the shaft Stlis provided with a belt 85 passing oyer a pulley 86 carried by the Op'pflsll "shaft 80, thus constantly rotating the roll-- .ers'in a similar direction and not only aidring in passing the candy throughthe twisting noech:niisn'i hut Retaining the same in lengegerncnt with the twisting rollers. An air pipe 87is superposedabovelthe twist.- ing rollers 65 and is provided with the downward extensions 83,.euid brackets connecting to the tube 89 which is located directly over said feeding rollers.- 'lhus it proper consistency as it passes over the twisting rollers.

The cutting mechanism comprises a pair of supports 90 mounted on the extreme end of the table A, said supports-being forked and admit the *sheft .91 passing therethrough and are provided at their upper extremities with the guides. 92. The shaft 91 isinounted in the bearings 93 and is pro- 9 l which is operated by the belt 95 extending from the large pulley'lh. A plate 96 extends over the guides 92 to brace the same and else provides a bearing for the spring 97 hereinafter described. A cellar 98 carry- 125 ing a plurality otnotched coins is slidablymounted on the shaft" 91 between the, bearings93, said caller being'pronided with aset screw 10G which is; adapted to retain s eerry the gears 68,

theseme so that any one of the/cams 99 may 9 Willhe seen that the candy is cooled to the violed at one terminal with the pulley wheel I verse or substantially at right angles to the operate below the guides 90. These cams bs produced. A v tween the guides 92, said slide being .vided with the extensions 102 which are of'varlous sizes and are so constructed that they operate the knife in such a mannert-hatthe candy of various lengths mayslide 101v is provided be prospan said guides and insure the proper operation of the slide. This slide is provided with a transverse arm 103 whichremovably carries the knife 104. The lower terminal of the slide is provided with a projection I105 which engages the cam. Consequently as the cams'arc rotated the slide will be'operated vertically. The spring 97 is interposed between said plate 96 and the upper extremity of the slide 101 and is adapted to normally project the slide downwardly. Consequently itwill be understood that the i the spring 97, thereby causing the slide to beforced downwardly by said spring when cams 99 raise the slide against the action of the projection of the cam releases the pro jecti'on 105. A bracket- 106 spans the guides .92 and is removably secured thereto, said bracketsbing provided with a grooved plate 107 to which is detachably connected the chute 108.- From this construction it.

elements of the machine receive the candy from the preceding element and are dr ven 1 willbe seen that the candy is plated the batch feeder in a plastic mass and is delivered by the cutter G as a finished product,

- the entire operation being performed-without the necessity; of removing the candy from the machine or in any way touching it or handling it. Furthermore, the various from the batch feeder in such a manner'that 40 they operate the proper ratio ofspeed. J,-

The pipes 88 are provided with the valves 109 in order that the flow of the coolingair may be regulated. v z I A heater G is disposed belowthe batch feeder in order that/the candymay be re-' tained in any. temperature as desired. f

The reclucingrollers 59 may also be said to be feeding ordrawing rollers for feeding it [the candy to the twisting rollers 65, simultaneou'sly drawing out the dandy to obtain j the desired diameter of the-stick: The rollers 82 constitute pressure rollers or devices for holdingthe candy in intimate contact with the twisting rollers as the latter operate thereon in performing their twisting function. The twisting rollers are arrangedlongitudinally of the machine while the feeding or drawing rollers are disposed transverse to the mach1ne,,or 1n otherwords, the. twisting rollers operate about axes trans-- axes of the feeding or drawing rollers. The twisting rollers furthermore are arranged substantially parallel with the stick of candy when the latter has been shaped and is" fed tosaid twisting rollers.

adapted to receive the candy at an increased speed over the speed of the I lastreducing roller, comprising in combina-' tion with a frame, of longitudinally extending rollcrs mounted thereon, means for rotating said rollers in opposite directions, and means located at each terminal of said rollers whereby the product may be retained in contact therewith.

2. In a candy machine, the combination with a platform, of an oscillatory batch feeder mounted thereon, means for oscillat.

ing said batch feeder, a heater disposed under said 'batch feeder, reducing rollers adapted-to receive the product from said batch feeder and be driven directly from said main driving means, and twisting rollers adapted to receive the candy'directly' from said reducing rollers, and be driven at-an increased speed over the speed of the last reducing roller, comprising in combina tion with a plurality of bearings, of a plurality of longitudinally extending rollers in terposed between said bearings, a stub shaft extending in the same direction as "said roll-' ,ersiand located adjacent to one terminal thereof, a worm gear-located on said stub ish ft, a driving shaft adapted to rotate said 'vo rm-, and gears carried at the terminals of said rollers, a gear carried at the terminal of, said stub shaft adapted to rotate said gear opposite direction and transverse retaining rollers superposed above said twistmg ro lers,and means whereby said driving shaft may be driven directly from said reduc'ingrollers, and at an' increased speed .o ger the speed of the initial reducing'roller. In a candy machine, the combination with a platform, of an oscillatory batch feeder mpunted thereon, means for oscillating said batch feeder, a heater disposed under said bat-ch feeder, reducing rollers 1 adapted to repeive the product from said batch feeder and be driven directly from said main driving means, twisting rollers directly from 'said reducing rollers and be increased speed over the speed of the last reducing roller, and a cooling mechanism disposed above said twisting rollers adapted driven at an to cool the product passing over said twisting rollers throughout its entire length.

4:. In 'a candy machine, the combination with a platform,- of an oscillatory batch (above saidtwisting rollers adapted to cool feeder mounted thereon, means for oscillating said batch feeder, a heater disposed under said batch feeder, reducing rollers adapted to receive the product from said batch feeder andbe driven directly from said main driving means, twisting rollers adapted to receive the-candy directly from said re- 1 ducing rollers and be drivenat an increased speed over 'the'speed of the last reducing e u f5 in: combination with 1. an air supply pipe, .of a v we ried thereby, and a longitudinal pipe car- ".ried' bylsaid downwardly ektending pipes .havi-ng aserie's of bifurcations thereinon roller, and a cooling mechanism disposed the product passing ever said twisting roll-, roughout its entire length,* comprising series of downwardly extendlng pipes carthe underside, said last named pipe adapted tocool the product passing over the twisting rollers throughout its entire length.

5. In a: candy machine, the combination I of a pluralityof, feeding rollers adapted to 'hold the candy in intimatefcontact with-the "receive and shape the'candy into stick form, .a -plurality of twisting rollers rotatable about fixedaxes and arranged 't the candy from thefeeding roll for operatin'ggthe twisting roller while aportion of the candy is held byftlie feeding rollers, and pressure devices arrangea "to I twisting rollers.

- from the, feeding rollers, jinans for opertailgate" twisting rollers" while; a portionof the oandyis held by the feeding rollers,- and .pressurerollersarranged above thetwisting rollers and operable about axes transverse tothose of thetwistingrollers. v

- 7. In a candy machine, the combination of a plurality of feeding rollers adapted to receive the candy and shape the same into stick form, twisting rollers arranged operate upon thecandywhile a portion thereof.

, means 6.. In'afcandy machineg thecombination of a. plurality'of feeding, rollers adapted tore vceive and 'shape thefcandy into 'stiekiform, a I -plurality of .twistingl rollersjrotatable: about fixed axes andarrangedito 'i'edeive the candy entire length thereof.

is held by feeding rollers, and pressure means comprising rollers operable about axes at a right angle to the axes of the twisting rollers, and holding the candy in intimate contact with the surfaces of the twisting rollers as the-latter rotate.

- 8, In a candy machine, the combination of a pair of spaced elongated twisting rollers, means for shaping the candy into stick for1n,"and feeding the saine between the elongated surfaces of the twisting rollers, and pressure rollers operable about =ax'es at a right angle to the" axes of the twisting rollers, and arrangedto-hold the candy in intimate contact'with the latter.

' 9. In acandy machine, the combination of feeding means for shaping the candyta --into stick form, twisting rollers ad-a tedj to receive the candy'while held by the eeding means and arranged parallel with the, axis of the candy stick when termed, and means for holding the candy in intimate Ya contact with the twisting rollers as the lat ter. operate thereon. a a

10. In a candy machine, the combination: of feeding means forshaping the candy intin stick form, twisting rollers adapted to re- 15 'ceive the candy while held by thefeeding ,meansand arranged parallel with the a'xiss .'of the candy stick when formed, and pressure rollers arranged transverselywith'respect to the twisting rollers and" ada ted to 3 hold the candy in' intimate contact wlth'the latter while operating thereon. p g

llgAoandy machine, comprisingin combination, 'a feeder reducing rollers cotlper- Y ating with said feeder, twlsting rollers cooperating with said reducing rollers, and a 

